2016 WINE SHOW RESULTS of all exhibits Gold = Silver = Silver Bronze = CLASS 1- Verdelho 1 Cassegrain Wines 1 2015 Cassegrain White Verdelho 81 2 Woodstock Wines Estate 1 2015 Verdelho 84 3 Symphony Hill Wines 1 2015 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Verdelho 87 Bronze 1 4 Ridgemill Estate 1 2016 Verdelho 86 Bronze 1 5 Woongooroo Estate 1 2016 Woongooroo Estate Verdelho Royston Reserve 82 6 Robert Channon Wines 1 2015 Verdecho 86 Bronze 1 7 Clovely Estate 1 2015 Verdelho 84 8 Summit Estate Wines 1 2015 Avant Garde Series Verdelho 84 9 Ravens Croft Wines 1 2015 Ravens Croft Verdelho 90 Silver 5 10 Windowrie Estate 1 2015 The Mill Verdelho 87 Bronze 1 11 Preston Peak Wines 1 2015 Verdelho 83 Class 1 A solid class, sadly lacking highlights. CLASS 2- Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne or blend
1 Churchview Estate 2 2015 St Johns Marsanne 87 Bronze 1 2 Churchview Estate 2 2015 St Johns Viognier 85 Bronze 1 3 Symphony Hill Wines 2 2015 Symphony Hill Wines Viognier 89 Bronze 1 4 d'arenberg 2 2015 The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne 87 Bronze 1 5 d'arenberg 2 2015 The Money Spider Roussanne 83 6 Sieber Wines 2 2015 Sieber Wines Viognier 82 8 Summit Estate Wines 2 2015 Avant Garde Series Viognier 83 9 Preston Peak Wines 2 2013 Viognier 90 Silver 3 Class 2 A jumble of styles with a couple of very interesting interpretations (one spoiled by sugar) CLASS 3- Panel 2 Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris 1 Casella Family Brands 3 2015 Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio 83 2 Zilzie Wines 3 2015 Zilzie Regional Collection Pinot Gris 85 Bronze 1 3 Ceravolo Estate Wines 3 2015 Ceravolo Pinot Grigio 85 3 5 Ridgemill Estate 3 2016 Pinot Gris 83 6 Robert Channon Wines 3 2016 Pinot Gris 80 7 Serafino Wines 3 2016 Serafino Bellissimo Pinot Grigio 88 Bronze 1 8 Dee Vine Estate 3 2015 Nericon - Pinot Grigio 82 9 Dee Vine Estate 3 2015 Estate Range Pinot Grigio 84 10 Ravens Croft Wines 3 2016 Ravens Croft Pinot Grigio 86 Bronze 1
11 Windowrie Estate 3 2015 Family Reserve Pinot Gris 92 Silver 3 12 Preston Peak Wines 3 2014 Pinot Gris 84 Class 3 A few interesting wines with length, persistence and texture, not relying on sugar, some 16's with high FSO2 CLASS -4 Other Mediterranean Whites 1 Ballandean Estate Wines 4 2015 "Messing About" Fiano 87 Bronze 1 2 Ceravolo Estate Wines 4 2015 Ceravolo Cortese 90 Silver 3 3 Symphony Hill Wines 4 2015 Symphony Hill Wines Fiano 95 Gold 5 4 Symphony Hill Wines 4 2015 Symphony Hill Wines Barrel Fermented Gewurztraminer 95 Gold 5 5 Symphony Hill Wines 4 2015 Symphony Hill Wines Petit Manseng 89 Bronze 1 6 Golden Grove Estate 4 2016 Golden Grove Estate 2016 Vermentino 80 5 4
Class 4 A small but strong, interesting class. Top wines showed strong varietal traits, gentle and un-forced. CLASS 5- Sangiovese, Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo and blends 1 Balgownie Estate 5 2015 Balgownie Black Label Sangiovese 90 Silver 5 2 Cassegrain Wines 5 2015 Cassegrain Wines Edition Noir Sangiovese 89 Bronze 1 3 Ceravolo Estate Wines 5 2015 Ceravolo Barbera 90 Silver 5 4 Ceravolo Estate Wines 5 2015 Ceravolo Dolcetto 90 Silver 3 5 Ballandean Estate Wines 5 2014 "Messing About" Nebbiolo 95 Gold 5 6 7 Symphony Hill Wines 5 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Nebbiolo 88 Bronze 1 8 Bent Road Winery 5 2014 Nebbiolo LA Petite Mort 76 9 Topper's Mountain Wines 5 2012 Wild Ferment Barbera 10 Topper's Mountain Wines 5 2013 Wild Ferment Nebbiolo 11 Golden Grove Estate 5 2014 Golden Grove Estate 2014 Barbera 12 Clovely Estate 5 2014 Sangiovese 13 Clovely Estate 5 2015 Nebbiolo 14 Serafino Wines 5 2014 Serafino Bellissimo Nebbiolo 81 88 Bronze 1 87 Bronze 1 84 91 Silver 3 86 Bronze 1
Class 5 CLASS 6- Panel 2 Exhib No Tempranillo and Blends 1 Bakkheia Wine 6 2015 Aequitas - Tempranillo 100% 83 2 Wirrega Vineyards 6 2012 Wirrega Vineyards Runaway Tempranillo 84 3 Symphony Hill Wines 6 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Tempranillo 87 Bronze 1 4 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 6 2015 Tempranillo 80 5 Topper's Mountain Wines 6 2013 Wild Ferment Tempranillo 85 Bronze 1 6 Topper's Mountain Wines 6 2012 Wild Ferment Tempranillo 85 Bronze 1 7 Topper's Mountain Wines 6 2012 Temp Tannat Nebbiolo Barbera 82 8 Tynan Wines 6 2015 New England Tempranillo 86 Bronze 1 The Sticks & Stones Tempranillo, Genache, Tinta Cao & 85 Bronze 1 9 d'arenberg 6 2011 Souzao 10 Golden Grove Estate 6 2015 Golden Grove Estate 2015 Joven Tempranillo 84 11 Paxton Wines PTY LTD 6 2015 Paxton Tempranillo 93 Silver 3 12 Grampians Estate 6 2015 Grampians Tempranillo 84 13 Serafino Wines 6 2015 Serafino Bellissimo Tempranillo 95 Gold 5 14 15 Ravens Croft Wines 6 2015 Ravens Croft Tempranillo 90 Silver 3
Class 6 A good line-up of temps on the whole displaying same delicious examples of different styles, a few with too high PH or too much acid. CLASS 7- Grenache, Mourvedre, Durif and Blends Panel 2 1 Bakkheia Wine 7 2015 The Wonderful Miss Gerry (Grenache 100%) 86 Bronze 1 2 Woodstock Wines Estate 7 2013 Woodstock 'The Octogenarian' Grenache Tempranillo 82 3 Churchview Estate 7 2014 St Johns Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 84 4 Ballandean Estate Wines 7 2014 "Messing about" Durif 84 5 Reillys Wines 7 2013 Old Bushvine Grenache 80 6 Casella Family Brands 7 2015 Black Stump Durif Shiraz 89 Bronze 1 7 Casella Family Brands 7 2015 Dark Corner Durif Shiraz 84 8 Quarisa Wines 7 2015 Caravan Petite Sirah 92 Silver 3 9 Quarisa Wines 7 2015 Caravan Durif 84 10 Bakkheia Wine 7 2015 Tripartite - Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre 95 Gold 5 11 Cradle of Hills 7 2013 GMS 84 12 Ridgemill Estate 7 2014 Ridgemill Estate Mourvedre 87 Bronze 1 13 d'arenberg 7 2013 The Custodian Grenache 84 14 d'arenberg 7 2011 The Twenty Eight Road Mourvedre 82 15 d'arenberg 7 2012 The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 83 16 d'arenberg 7 2012 The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 85 Bronze 1 17 Golden Grove Estate 7 2014 Golden Grove Estate 2014 Mourvedre 88 Bronze 1 18 Golden Grove Estate 7 2014 Golden Grove Estate 2014 Durif 86 Bronze 1 19 Sieber Wines 7 2014 Sieber Wines Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 84 20 Paxton Wines PTY LTD 7 2015 Paxton Grenache 85 Bronze 1
21 Grampians Estate 7 2015 Grampians Grenache 90 Silver 3 22 Grampians Estate 7 2015 Grampians GST 86 Bronze 1 23 Serafino Wines 7 2014 Serafino Reserve Grenache 95 Gold 5 24 Serafino Wines 7 2014 Serafino GSM 86 Bronze 1 Class 7 Many wines quite short, hallow and dry, lack fragrance and texture. Top wines showed fruit over oak, complexity or purity of fruit, more intense flavour. CLASS 8- Other Mediterranean Reds 1 Ballandean Estate Wines 8 2013 "Messing About" Saperavi 92 Silver 3 2 Symphony Hill Wines 8 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Lagrein 91 Silver 3 3 Bakkheia Wine 8 2015 The Groszman - Graciano 95 Gold 5 4 Ridgemill Estate 8 2014 Ridgemill Estate "The Czar" Saperavi 87 Bronze 1 5 Golden Grove Estate 8 2014 Golden Grove Estate 2014 Nero DAvola 91 Silver 3 6 Clovely Estate 8 2013 Saperavi 7 Paxton Wines PTY LTD 8 2015 Paxton Graciano 88 Bronze 1 8 Woodstock Wines Estate 8 2013 Woodstock 'Naughty Monte' Montepulciano 90 Silver 3 9 Morgan Simpson Estate 8 2013 Plan B Mataro 89 Bronze 1 78
Class 8 Excellent class CLASS 9 Panel 2 Rose 1 Cradle of Hills 9 2015 Rose Aglianico 82 2 Woodstock Wines Estate 9 2015 Woodstock grenache Rose (RS 28 grams per litre) 83 3 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 9 2016 Grenache Rose 85 Bronze 1 4 Bakkheia Wine 9 2016 Cojones Muy Grandes - Grenache/Mourvedre Rose 87 Bronze 1 TGWC Rose (RS=0.5g/l) Garnarcha, Monastrell, Merlot, 90 Silver 3 5 The Granite Wine Co 9 2016 Primitivo 6 Robert Channon Wines 9 2016 Rose ( Pinot Noir 100%) 7 Golden Grove Estate 9 2016 Golden Grove Estate 2016 Rose (Shiraz, Sangiovese) 83 Class 9 Top wine is just delicious, cruchy style of savoury rose still a bit of free SO2 on the nose, but this is going to be a winner. CLASS 10- Panel 2 Shiraz 2015/2016 Vintage
1 Casella Family Brands 10 2015 Yellow Tail Shiraz 84 2 Cooks Lot Wines 10 2015 Cooks Lot Allotment 1010 Shiraz 86 Bronze 1 3 Cooks Lot Wines 10 2015 Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Handpicked Shiraz 83 4 5 Quarisa Wines 10 2015 30 Mile Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 6 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 10 2015 Mt Camel Range Shiraz 82 7 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 10 2015 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Barbara's Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 8 Terra Felix 10 2015 Terra Felix Langhorne Creek Shiraz 90 Silver 3 10 Just Red Wines 10 2015 Nikki's Vineyard Syrah 77 10 12 Dee Vine Estate 10 2015 2 Monkeys - Shiraz 86 Bronze 13 Dee Vine Estate 10 2015 Forty-Four Shiraz 84 14 Windowrie Estate 10 2015 Natural Wine Co. Shiraz 95 Gold 5 15 Windowrie Estate 10 2015 Pig in the House Shiraz 84 16 10 25 10 Class 10 The 15 vintage had some lovely bright juicy wines and some very faulty. CLASS 11 - Panel 2 Shiraz 2014 Vintage
1 Balgownie Estate 11 2014 Balgownie Estate Centre Block Shiraz 84 2 Cassegrain Wines 11 2014 Cassegrain White Label Shiraz 83 3 Wirrega Vineyards 11 2014 Wirrega Vineyards Sfera Shiraz 90 Silver 5 4 Zilzie Wines 11 2014 Zilzie Regional Collection Shiraz 84 5 Symphony Hill Wines 11 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 83 6 Symphony Hill Wines 11 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 'The Rock' 88 Bronze 1 7 Cradle of Hills 11 2014 Row 23 Shiraz 83 8 Sieber Wines 11 2014 Sieber Wines Ernest Shiraz 84 9 Clovely Estate 11 2014 Shiraz 84 10 11 Ballandean Estate Wines 11 2014 "Opera Block" Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 12 Dee Vine Estate 11 2014 Nericon Shiraz 84
Class 11 Not a vey inspiring class, one solid example. Many quite contrived or sweet or just lacking. CLASS 12- Shiraz 2013 Vintage and Older 1 Casella Family Brands 12 2007 Casella 1919 Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 3 Jester Hill Wines 12 2013 Touchstone Shiraz 80 4 Wirrega Vineyards 12 2013 Wirrega Vineyards Runaway Shiraz 90 Silver 3 5 Woodstock Wines Estate 12 2013 Woodstock Shiraz 83 6 Ballandean Estate Wines 12 2013 "Opera Block" Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 7 Reillys Wines 12 2013 Reillys Dry Land Shiraz 84 8 Casella Family Brands 12 2010 Casella Limited Release Shiraz 82 9 Topper's Mountain Wines 12 2013 Shiraz 84 10 Terra Felix 12 2013 Terra Felix McLaren Vale Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 11 d'arenberg 12 2013 The Footbolt Shiraz 84 12 d'arenberg 12 2013 The Love Grass Shiraz 84 13 d'arenberg 12 2013 The Wild Pixie Shiraz 84 14 d'arenberg 12 2012 The Dead Arm Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 15 Clovely Estate 12 2013 Double Pruned Shiraz 82 16 Morgan Simpson Estate 12 2013 Basket Press Shiraz 82 17 18 19 Windowrie Estate 12 2013 The Mill Shiraz 84 20 Preston Peak Wines 12 2012 The Rock Shiraz 83 21 Preston Peak Wines 12 2013 The Rock Shiraz 90 Silver 3 22 Cassegrain Wines 12 2011 Cassegrain Reserve Shiraz 83 23 Woodstock Wines Estate 12 2013 Woodstock 'Pilot's View' Shiraz 88 Bronze 1
24 Terra Felix 12 2013 Shiraz 91 Silver 3 Class 12 Some very oaky examples. Good diversity of styles. CLASS 13- Shiraz Dominated Blends 1 Casella Family Brands 13 2014 Young Brute Shiraz Cabernet 88 Bronze 1 13 13 4 Casella Family Brands 13 2015 Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet 89 Bronze 5 Casella Family Brands 13 2015 Yellow Tail Shiraz Grenache 92 Silver 6 Quarisa Wines 13 2015 Shot in the Dark Shiraz Petite Sirah 86 Bronze 1 7 Topper's Mountain Wines 13 2014 Wild Ferment shiraz Viognier 87 Bronze 1 8 Cradle of Hills 13 2012 Darkside SM Shiraz Mourvedre 83 9 Ridgemill Estate 13 2013 Ridgemill Estate Shiraz Viognier "The Lincoln" 80 10 d'arenberg 13 2013 d'arry's Original Shiraz Grenache 85 Bronze 1 11 d'arenberg 13 2011 The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 84 12 Sieber Wines 13 2014 Sieber Wines Shriaz Mataro 86 Bronze 1 13 Just Red Wines 13 2015 Shiraz Viognier 84
14 Casella Family Brands 13 2015 Young Brute Shiraz Cabernet 89 Bronze 1 13 13 Class 13 A decent class with few highs or lows. Diverse styles CLASS 14- PANEL 2 Mediterranean Varieties - Sparkling 14 2 Terra Felix 14 2015 Terra Felix Prosecco 82 3 Robert Channon Wines 14 NV "V" Verdelho Bubbles 83 4 Grampians Estate 14 2013 Rulherford Sparkling Shiraz 83 5 Sieber Wines 14 2016 Viognier 84 Class 14 CLASS 15- No sparklings excited the Judges for medals given the quality available. Mediterranean Varieties - Dessert Robert Channon Wines 15 2013 Verdelho 86 Bronze 1 Morris 15 NV Amontillado 95 Gold 5
McWillams 15 NV Muscat 89 Silver 3 24 15 Class 15 CLASS 16- Panel 2 Experimental 1 2 Bent Road Winery 16 2015 Viognier/ Marsanne/ Roussanne 90 Silver 3 Class 16 A very well made, rather delicious wine. CLASS 17- Queensland Only White Class 2 Jester Hill Wines 17 2016 Sauvignon Blanc 83
3 4 5 Ridgemill Estate 17 2015 Ridgemill Estate "WYP" Chardonnay 89 Bronze 6 Robert Channon Wines 17 2014 Reserve Chardonnay 2014 84 7 Robert Channon Wines 17 2015 Reserve Chardonnay 2015 82 8 Clovely Estate 17 2013 Semillon 90 Silver 3 10 Ravens Croft Wines 17 2015 Ravens Croft Chardonnay 84 11 Preston Peak Wines 17 2012 Chardonnay 87 Bronze 1 13 Terra Felix 17 2015 Chardonnay 85 Class 17 A very Good Semillion. Chardonnays a bit disappionting, just a few wines showing varietal intergrity. CLASS 18- Queensland Only Red Class 1 Clovely Estate 18 2014 Alicante Bouchet 84 2 18 3 Jester Hill Wines 18 2013 Touchstone Cabernet Sauvignon 83 4 Symphony Hill Wines 18 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Petit Verdot 90 Silver 3 5 Symphony Hill Wines 18 2014 Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Pinot Noir 83 6 Robert Channon Wines 18 2014 Pinot Noir 2014 88 Bronze 1 7 Robert Channon Wines 18 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 84 8 Just Red Wines 18 2015 Cabernet Merlot 95 Gold 5 9 Just Red Wines 18 2014 Merlot 84 10 Just Red Wines 18 2015 Tannat 95 Gold 5 11 Ravens Croft Wines 18 2015 Ravens Croft Petit Verdot 86 Bronze 1 12 Preston Peak Wines 18 2010 The Bucket List Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere 86 Bronze 1 13 Preston Peak Wines 18 2012 Petit Verdot Cabernet 85 Bronze 1 Class 18 Two shining stars, their beauty in their restraint.